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Originally Posted by Kat2
Oh, and if I get that spare fridge, I plan to try growing rhubarb. It needs more chill to grow well but I'd experiment with digging roots in fall and storing them cold until spring. (Quite the opposite of lifting glad bulbs and dahlia tubers.)
From what I've read it will grow here as an annual but why not see if you can "perennialize" it? I'm not very fond of it but I suspect other Yankee transplants would pay top dollar for local fresh stalks rather than shelling out big bucks for frozen stuff or money to have fresh shipped in.
Boy, do I need some garden space--badly.
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I have found that once you get it in the ground the only thing that will make it die back is no water it dries out, when it gets water again it starts putting out stocks. One thing you have to do is to cut the flower off of your plants that way you get more plants. I have had mine all over my yard in different soil it seems to grow any place I put it. My plants are over 15 and still growing strong. If you want some root stock let me know and when it comes up I will send you some to try.